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voestalpine increases takeover offer for BÖHLER-UDDEHOLM AG from EUR 69.00 to EUR 73.00; acceptance period extended until June 4, 2007

  Disclosure announcement transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer is responsible
  for the content of this announcement.
C.E.O. Interviews
18.05.2007
On April 26, 2007, voestalpine AG published a voluntary public 
takeover bid to all shareholders of BÖHLER-UDDEHOLM AG. voestalpine 
AG has notified the Austrian Takeover Commission of the following 
revision of the terms of the takeover bid:
voestalpine AG increases the offer price from originally EUR 69.00 
per BÖHLER-UDDEHOLM share to EUR 73.00 per BÖHLER-UDDEHOLM share and 
extends the acceptance period until June 4, 2007, 5:30 pm, Vienna 
time. As a result, the shareholders of BÖHLER-UDDEHOLM AG have 10 
Austrian trading days or 10 full US business days to accept the 
revised voluntary bid from the date of this notice.
The takeover bid remains subject to the condition precedent of 
voestalpine AG reaching a holding of more than 50% of BÖHLER-UDDEHOLM
AG´s voting stock and the obtaining of the relevant merger control 
approvals.
The increase of the offer price reflects the positive expectations of
the capital markets confirmed by the  First Quarter 2007  results of 
BÖHLER-UDDEHOLM AG published on May 15, 2007. It is an increase of 
the offer price of roughly 6% and exceeds the closing price of the 
BÖHLER-UDDEHOLM shares as of May 16, 2007, by EUR 2.49.
The revision of the takeover bid will be published on  May 19, 2007.
This communication does not constitute a public offer for the 
acquisition of shares in or other securities issued by 
BÖHLER-UDDEHOLM AG. The public offer has been made only and solely 
through publication of the takeover bid on April 26, 2007. Its 
acceptance can occur only in accordance with the terms of the 
takeover bid as amended. The bid document for the takeover was 
available from April 26, 2007 and the revision of the takeover bid is
available from May 19, 2007 onwards each in the exclusively binding 
German version and in a non-binding English translation on, among 
others, voestalpine AG´s website www.voestalpine.com. In addition, 
the non-binding English translation of the revision of the takeover 
bid is also being held from May 19, 2007 onwards for distribution 
upon request to U.S. shareholders of Böhler-Uddeholm AG, free of 
charge, at voestalpine AG, voestalpine Straße 1, 4020 Linz, Austria 
(requests to be submitted via email to  
peter.fleischer@voestalpine.com, or by telephone at +43 50304 15 
9949).
Further information is available on www.voestalpine.com or contact 
the Investor Relations Team +43/50304/15-9949.
end of announcement                               euro adhoc 18.05.2007 07:00:00

Further inquiry note:

DI Peter Fleischer
Head of Investor Relations
Tel.: +43/50304/15-9949
Fax: +43/50304/55-5581
mailto:peter.fleischer@voestalpine.com
http://www.voestalpine.com

Branche: Metal Goods & Engineering
ISIN: AT0000937503
WKN: 897200
Index: ATX, ATX Prime, WBI
Börsen: Wiener Börse AG / official market

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